RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

IN THE MATTER OF:	DOCKET NUMBER: BC-2017-03713

	COUNSEL:

	HEARING: NO

APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

His DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, dated 28 February 1989 be amended as follows:

Correct item12a (Date Entered AD This Period) to indicate 5 August 1968 rather than 1 August 1988.

APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:
His final DD Form 214 is incorrect.  He has documentation indicating his date of entry should be 5 August 1968.  He noticed the error when he recently filed for Veterans Administration benefits.  The applicant’s complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

STATEMENT OF FACTS:

The applicant entered the Regular Air Force on 5 August 1968 and served on continuous active duty service through 28 February 1989.  He was issued DD Forms 214 for the following periods of service:

	5 August 1968    – 26 October 1972
	27 October 1972 – 26 October 1976
	1 August 1988    – 28 February 1989

The applicant retired effective 1 March 1989.  He was credited with 20 years, 6 months, and 26 days of active service.  For more information, see the excerpt of the applicant’s record at Exhibit B and the advisory at Exhibit C.

AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

AFPC/DP2LT recommends denying the applicant’s request to change the date of entry on his final DD Form 214 to 5 August 1968.  However, the date of entry on this DD Form 214 should be 27 October 1976, rather than 1 August 1988, the net active service this period should be 12 years, 4 months, and 4 days; and the total prior active service should be 8 years, 2 months, and 22 days.  His records will be administratively corrected after the Board’s final decision.  The complete advisory, with attachments, is at Exhibit C.

APPLICANT’S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

The Board sent a copy of the Air Force evaluation to the applicant on 9 January 2018 for comment (Exhibit D), but has received no response.

THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The application was not timely filed; however, the Board accepts the applicant’s claim of recent discovery.

2.  The applicant exhausted all available avenues of non-judicial relief before applying to the Board.

3.  After thoroughly reviewing all Exhibits, the Board concludes that the applicant is not the victim of an error or injustice.  The Board concurs with the rationale and recommendation of AFPC/DP2LT and finds that a preponderance of the evidence does not substantiate the applicant’s contentions.  Therefore, the Board recommends against correcting the applicant’s records.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT:

The applicant be informed the evidence did not demonstrate material error or injustice, and the application will only be reconsidered upon receipt of relevant evidence not already considered by the Board.

CERTIFICATION:

The following quorum of the Board, as defined in Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2603, Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records (AFBCMR), paragraph 1.5, considered Docket Number BC-2017-03713 in Executive Session on 21 June 2018:

All members voted not to correct the record.  The panel considered the following:

Exhibit A:	Application, DD Form 149, w/atchs, dated 9 August 2017.
Exhibit B:	Documentary evidence, including relevant excerpts from official records.
Exhibit C:	Advisory opinion, AFPC/DP2LT, w/atchs, dated 4 January 2018.
Exhibit D:	Notification of Advisory, SAF/MRBC to applicant, dated 9 January 2018.

Taken together with all Exhibits, this document constitutes the true and complete Record of Proceedings required by AFI 36-2603, paragraph 4.11.9.